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Well they started installing cameras on a lot of shelfs a couple years back and I am sure it's been for exactly this purpose.

• dialup_sounds 2y ago
  It's not. Walmart Canada uses cameras for stock checking (https://focal.systems/ https://focal.systems/). The kind of shopper behavior data they're selling is from transactions, not like, watching people shop.
  • justinclift 2y ago
    > The kind of shopper behavior data they're selling is from transactions, not like, watching people shop. Yet.
    • dialup_sounds 2y ago
      Watching shoppers in stores is much less valuable than you imagine.
      • justinclift 2y ago
        Based upon... ?
  • LocalH 2y ago
    The article literally mentions they plan on expanding that. > Now, the company will share data about consumer behavior much earlier -- including people who browse but don't actually make a purchase. If it's purely about transactions, then how is it even possible for them to do that? It's not.
    • dialup_sounds 2y ago
      It's possible because Walmart operates one of the most popular e-commerce sites in the US and the largest online grocery delivery platform. The idea that they need to physically watch people shop in stores in order to collect that data is just bizarre to see on HN.
      • WarOnPrivacy 2y ago
        > The idea that they need to physically watch people shop in stores in order to collect that data is just bizarre to see on HN. I think it's because Walmart+BrowsingGoods tends tends picture the in-store experience. I keep doing that, even while I'm reading this thread about Walmart Online.